8 July 2008

SIMON PROVIDES SAFETY TRAINING FOR BP OIL UK

Bulk liquids infrastructure company, Simon Storage Ltd, is providing National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) training in Bulk Liquid Warehousing for BP Oil UK through its specialist Facilities Management division, Simon Management Ltd (Simon Management). All front line operations staff and supervisors in terminals operated by BP UK Logistics will complete the training as part of an ongoing safety training and competency assessment process. Full story on next page

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8 July 2008

SIMON PROVIDES SAFETY TRAINING FOR BP OIL UK

Bulk liquids infrastructure company, Simon Storage Ltd, is providing National

Vocational Qualification (NVQ) training in Bulk Liquid Warehousing for BP Oil UK

through its specialist Facilities Management division, Simon Management Ltd (Simon

Management). All front line operations staff and supervisors in terminals operated by BP

UK Logistics will complete the training as part of an ongoing safety training and

competency assessment process.

Simon Management worked closely with BP UK Logistics to establish a tailored training

programme, which is being overseen by Simon’s training team. “Safety, people and

performance are three of the company’s key priorities”, said Graham Anderson, Regional

Operations Manager-North for BP Oil UK. “Simon is one of the UK’s top safety

assessors, and this training is all about making our operations as safe as possible. It will

also help us to comply with the BP Integrity Management (IM) Standard,” he

commented.

Terminal operations staff are assessed on every aspect of their job. If a gap in an

employee’s skillset is identified, then it is addressed by targeted training modules.

Terminal supervisors are also assessed for the Institute of Learning and Management

qualification which covers control room duties, emergency response and crisis

management.

Simon’s safety training programme for BP’s UK Logistics staff is part of an ongoing

assessment process and will include a review every two years to ensure continuous

improvement in skills and performance. In addition, it will provide the company with

documented assurance of its operational staff’s competency for internal and external

inspections. It will also be used to support the implementation of BP’s Integrity

Management Standard Element 2 on Competence in the UK.

In conclusion, Graham Anderson said that training staff to a nationally recognised

qualification is key to achieving operational excellence, “We’ve had a positive response

from all the employees that have completed the course. They feel an improvement on a

personal, as well as professional level.”

Training is one of the many facilities management services that Simon Storage offers its

customers, either as an integral part of a terminal engineering and management package

or as a stand-alone offering. Lee White, General Manager of Simon Management,

commented, “Learning programmes can be tailored to meet the specific needs of each

company and cover anything from fuel economy training for drivers through to

vocational competency schemes, like the programme we developed for BP Oil UK.”

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Editor’s Notes

Simon Storage Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Inter Pipeline Fund, is a leading European independent bulk liquid and gas logistics service provider in the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland. Simon manages third party facilities, in addition to its own eight terminals and has a total owned storage capacity of 1.23 million m³. Simon Storage’s terminals are all sea or major inland waterway connected and several are rail connected. Simon handles a variety of products, including conventional hydrocarbon and alternative fuels.

For further information please contact:

Richard Sammons Caroline ChoulsChief Executive Account DirectorSimon Storage Ltd The Clockwork Marketing Company LtdPriory House 1 Castlefield Court60 Station Road Church StreetRedhill ReigateSurrey SurreyRH1 1PE RH2 0AH

Tel 01737 778108 Tel: 01737 243702